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ASUS Z8NA-D6 and Z8PE-D12X
Asus launched a few dual
socket-1366 Xeon boards recently, and we are going
to show you all about two of the most interesting
ones here. First is the Z8NA-D6. This
board is not as large as those E-ATX behemoths,
mainly because it only has six DIMM slots, two per
CPU:
Asus Z8NA-D6 Specifications
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Processor / System Bus |
2 x
Socket 1366
Six-Core/ Quad-Core Intel®
Xeon® X5600/ 5500 Series
(95W)
Quad-Core/ Dual-Core Intel®
Xeon® E5600/ 5500 Series
(80W)
Six-Core/ Quad-Core/
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon®
L5600/ 5500 Series (60W/
40W)
Six-Core/ Quad-Core/
Dual-Core
QPI 4.8 /5.86 /6.4 GT/s
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Core
Logic |
Intel®
5500 chipset IOH
Intel® ICH10R I/O Controller
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Form
Factor |
ATX
12" x 9.6" |
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ASUS
Features |
Rack
Ready (Rack and Pedestal
dual use)
ASWM2.0
FAN speed control
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Memory |
Total Slots: 6
(3-channel per CPU, 3-DIMM
per CPU)
Capacity: Maximum
up to 48GB (RDIMM), Maximum
up to 24GB (UDIMM)
Memory Type: DDR3
800/1066/1333 Reg DIMM/
Unbuffered DIMM with ECC/
non ECC
Memory Size: 1GB
2GB 4GB 8GB (RDIMM); 1GB 2GB
4GB (UDIMM) |
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Expansion Slots (follow SSI
Location #) |
Total PCI/PCI-X/PCI-E Slots: 5
Slot Location 1: 1
* PCI 32bit/33 MHz
Slot Location 2: 1
* MIO Slot for Audio card
(PCI-E x1 is not supported)
Slot Location 3: 1
* PCI-E x8 (Gen2 x4 Link)
Slot Location 4: 1
* PCI-E x8 (Gen2 x4 Link)
Slot Location 6: 1
* PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x16 Link)
Additional Slot 1: 1
* PIKE Slot
for Stroage expansion
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Storage |
SATA Controller:
Intel® ICH10R:
6 SATA2 300MB/s ports
Intel Matrix Storage (for
Windows only)
(Support software RAID 0, 1,
10 & 5)
LSI® MegaRAID (for
Linux/Windows)
(Support software RAID 0, 1,
10)
SAS Controller:
Optional:
ASUS PIKE 1064E
4-port SAS RAID card
ASUS PIKE 1068E
8-port SAS RAID card
ASUS PIKE 1078
8-port SAS HW RAID card
ASUS PIKE 6480
8-port SAS RAID card |
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Networking |
LAN: 2
* Intel 82574L |
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Graphic |
VGA: Aspeed
AST2050 8MB |
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Onboard I/O Connectors |
2 x
PSU Connector : 24-pin ATX
power connector + 8-pin ATX
12V (Support Both ATX & SSI
Power Supply)**
1 x Management Connector :
Onboard header for optional
management card
2 x USB Connectors (One for
internal Type A USB
connector )
8 x Fan Header : 4-pin
2 x SMBus
1 x Chassis Intruder
2 x Front LAN LED
1 x Serial Port Header
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Rear
I/O Connectors |
1 x
External Serial Port
2 x External USB Port
1 x VGA Port
2 x RJ-45
1 x PS/2 KB/Mouse
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Management Solution |
Software: ASWM2.0
Out of Band Remote
Management: Optional ASMB4-iKVM for
KVM-over-Internet |
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Monitoring |
CPU
Temperature
FAN RPM |
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EMI |
US
(FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class
B)
Europe (CE, EN55022 &
EN55024)
Australia (C-TICK)
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Environment |
Operation temperature: 10℃
~ 35℃ / Non operation
temperature: -40℃ ~ 70℃
Non operation humidity: 20%
~ 90% (Non condensing) |
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Accessories |
Standard Gift Box Pack (1pcs
per Carton):
6 x SATA Data Cables
1 x I/O Shield
1 x ASUS Mainboard Support
CD
1 x User's Guide
Standard Bulk Pack (10pcs
per Carton):
1 x I/O Shield
1 x ASUS Mainboard Support
CD
1 x User's Guide |
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Product SKUs |
Standard Gift Box Pack
Standard Gift Box Pack with ASMB4-iKVM
Standard Gift Box Pack with
MIO
Standard Bulk Pack
Standard Bulk Pack with ASMB4-iKVM |
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Note |
*Refer
to ASUS Server AVL for
latest update
** Minimum requiremen of ATX
Power supply:
1) 450W 2) All +12V output
≧18A |
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Good Layout
Dual Gigabit LAN, and on-board VGA. 2x USB
ports only??
Unpopulated SAS and IDE / PATA ports
PCIe and PCI33 slots
CPUs close together may pose problems for large
HSFs. Also note that this board supports
95W CPUs max.
Next, let's look at its big
brother, the Z8PE-D12X:
Z8PE-D12X Specifications
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Processor / System Bus |
2 x
Socket 1366
Intel® Xeon® W5500 Series
(130W)
Six-Core/ Quad-Core Intel®
Xeon® X5600/ 5500 Series
(95W)
Quad-Core/ Dual-Core Intel®
Xeon® E5600/ 5500 Series
(80W)
Six-Core/ Quad-Core/
Dual-Core Intel® Xeon®
L5600/ 5500 Series (60W/
40W)
QPI 4.8/ 5.86/ 6.4 GT/s
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Core
Logic |
Intel®
5520 chipset IOH
Intel® ICH10R I/O Controller
NEC PCI-X Bridge |
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Form
Factor |
SSI
EEB 3.61
12" x 13" |
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ASUS
Features |
Rack
Ready (Rack and Pedestal
dual use)
ASWM2.0
FAN speed control
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Memory |
Total Slots: 12
(3-channel per CPU, 6-DIMM
per CPU)
Capacity: Maximum
up to 96GB (RDIMM), Maximum
up to 48GB (UDIMM)
Memory Type: DDR3
800/1066/1333 Reg DIMM/
Unbuffered DIMM with ECC
Memory Size: 1GB
2GB 4GB 8GB (RDIMM); 1GB 2GB
4GB (UDIMM) |
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Expansion Slots (follow SSI
Location #) |
Total PCI/PCI-X/PCI-E Slots: 6
Slot Location 1: 1
* PCI-X 100/133 MHz
Slot Location 2: 1
* PCI-X 100/133 MHz
Slot Location 3: 1
* PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x8 Link)
Slot Location 4: 1
* PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x8 Link)
Slot Location 5: 1
* PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x8 Link)
Slot Location 6: 1
* PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x16 Link)
(Auto switch to x8 Link if
slot 5 is occupied)
Slot Location 7: 1
* MIO Slot for Audio card
(PCI-E x1 is not supported)
Additional Slot 1: 1
* PIKE Slot
for Stroage expansion
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Storage |
IDE Controller:
IT8213F
SATA Controller:
Intel® ICH10R:
6 SATA2 300MB/s ports
Intel Matrix Storage (for
Windows only)
(Support software RAID 0, 1,
10 & 5)
LSI® MegaRAID (for
Linux/Windows)
(Support software RAID 0, 1,
10)
SAS Controller:
Optional:
ASUS PIKE 1064E
4-port SAS RAID card
ASUS PIKE 1068E
8-port SAS RAID card
ASUS PIKE 1078
8-port SAS HW RAID card
ASUS PIKE 6480
8-port SAS RAID card |
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Networking |
LAN: 2
* Intel® 82574L + 1 * Mgmt
LAN |
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Graphic |
VGA: Aspeed
AST2050 8MB |
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Onboard I/O Connectors |
3 x
PSU Connector : 24-pin SSI
power connector + 8-pin SSI
12V + 8-pin SSI 12V power
connector
1 x Management Connector :
Onboard socket for optional
management card
3 x USB Connectors (support
5 USB ports) (One for
internal Type A USB
connector )
8 x Fan Header : 4-pin
2 x SMBus
1 x Chassis Intruder
2 x Front LAN LED
1 x Serial Port Header
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Rear
I/O Connectors |
1 x
External Serial Port
2 x External USB Port
1 x VGA Port
2 x RJ-45 + 1 Management
Port
1 x PS/2 KB/Mouse
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Management Solution |
Software: ASWM2.0
Out of Band Remote
Management: Optional ASMB4-iKVM for
KVM-over-Internet |
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Monitoring |
CPU
Temperature
FAN RPM |
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EMI |
US
(FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class
B)
Europe (CE, EN55022 &
EN55024)
Australia (C-TICK)
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Environment |
Operation temperature: 10℃
~ 35℃ / Non operation
temperature: -40℃ ~ 70℃
Non operation humidity: 20%
~ 90% (Non condensing) |
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Accessories |
Standard Gift Box Pack (1pcs
per Carton):
6 x SATA Data Cables
1 x IDE Cable Set
1 x I/O Shield
1 x ASUS Mainboard Support
CD
1 x User's Guide
2 x Thermal sensor cable
Standard Bulk Pack (10pcs
per Carton):
1 x I/O Shield
1 x ASUS Mainboard Support
CD
1 x User's Guide |
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Product SKUs |
Standard Gift Box Pack
Standard Gift Box Pack with ASMB4-iKVM
Standard Gift Box Pack with
MIO
Standard Bulk Pack
Standard Bulk Pack with ASMB4-iKVM |
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Note |
*Refer
to ASUS Server AVL for
latest update |
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Beautiful!
Massive heatsink for the LSI controller
PCIe x16 slots and 2x PCI-X-133MHz slots as well.
Bottom is an Asus PIKE slot
Power connectors all in a nice neat row
On-board VGA, dual gigabit LANs, and the RJ45 above
the USB ports is actually a KVM port
Audio breakout card
POST screen with 2x Xeon W5580s and 12GB of DDR3
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